TAIPEI -- Taiwan's tech sector took its biggest hit of the year in October, with 19 companies monitored by Nikkei logging a combined revenue drop of 3.5% on the year. Key Apple and Huawei suppliers proved themselves surprisingly resilient, however, thanks to strong smartphone launches and strategic stockpiling by their two biggest clients.
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Strong iPhone demand and strategic moves by Huawei benefited their Taiwanese suppliers in the third quarter. (Source photos by Tokuyuki Matsubuchi and Rie Ishii)
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